Cairo, Sept.3 (DP.net).– In Sudan's Darfur, a months-long civil war has left civilians in a dire humanitarian crisis with harrowing reports of crimes against humanity, sexual violence, famine, and mass displacement.
20 years ago, government-backed Arab “janjaweed” militiamen — “devils on horseback,” as some translate the name — embarked on a campaign of ethnic cleansing that killed 300,000 people and drove millions from their homes. In today's Sudan, a new campaign of ethnic cleansing is underway. The devils are now riding in trucks instead of on horses. They now call themselves the Rapid Support Forces. But their atrocities are an ominous echo of the past.
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